Presenting search queries related to navigational search queries

Abstract

A method and medium are provided for determining whether search queries issued to a search engine are navigational search queries and displaying related search queries and corresponding URLs in association with a URL corresponding to a target of the navigational search query. One embodiment of the method includes receiving a query log and determining whether search queries are navigational search queries based on a comparison of URLs selected in response to the search queries. A set of related navigational queries and corresponding URLs is then compiled by analyzing the query log. The set can comprise search queries issued within a predetermined period of time from the receipt of a navigational search query. Search queries are filtered from the set if they are not navigational search queries. The set of related search queries and corresponding URLs is presented in association with the URL corresponding to the navigational search query.

1 . A method of categorizing search queries as navigational search queries, the method comprising:
 receiving at least one query log including a plurality of search queries and corresponding Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) selected from search results generated in response thereto;   identifying a number of instances that, in response to a particular search query of the plurality of search queries, a particular corresponding URL was selected without a subsequent selection of a different URL from the search results;   determining a number of instances that any URL was selected in response to the particular search query;   comparing the number of instances that the particular URL was selected without a subsequent selection of a different URL to the number of instances that any URL was selected in response to the particular search query to generate a comparison value; and   determining the particular search query is a navigational search query based upon the comparison value.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the navigational search query is stored in association with the particular corresponding URL. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 presenting at least one of a related query and a URL corresponding to a related query in association with the navigational search query and the particular corresponding URL.   
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one query log further includes user session data, and wherein the related query and URL corresponding thereto are determined by analyzing the user session data from the at least one query log. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the user session data comprises user identifiers, pairs of search queries and URLs selected in response thereto, and time indicators for the search queries and URL selections. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 ,
 wherein comparing the number of instances that the particular corresponding URL was selected without a subsequent selection of a different URL to the number of instances that any URL was selected in response to the particular search query to generate a comparison value comprises determining a ratio of the number of instances that the particular corresponding URL was selected in response to the particular search query without selection of a different URL from the search results to the number of instances that any URL was selected in response to the particular search query,   and wherein determining the particular search query is a navigational search query based upon the comparison value comprises determining the particular search query is a navigational search query when the determined ratio meets or exceeds a predefined value.   
   
   
       7 . A method of presenting search queries that are related to navigational search queries, the method comprising:
 receiving at least one search query;   determining that the received at least one search query is a navigational search query;   accessing at least one query log including a plurality of search queries and corresponding Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) selected from search results for the plurality of search queries;   identifying at least one of a related search query and a corresponding URL from the query log; and   presenting the at least one of the related search query and the corresponding URL.   
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein presenting the at least one of the related search query and the corresponding URL comprises presenting the related search query and the corresponding URL in association with one another. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising determining a URL that corresponds to the at least one navigational search query. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising presenting the at least one of the related search query and corresponding URL in association with at least one of the received navigational search query and the determined corresponding URL. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein identifying at least one of a related search query and a corresponding URL from the query log comprises:
 analyzing the at least one query log to determine other search queries issued within a predetermined time frame relative to receipt of the navigational search query; and   classifying the other search queries issued within the predetermined time frame as related search queries.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising generating a set of related search queries, the set comprising search queries classified as related queries and URLs that correspond to the related search queries. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising determining which related search queries from the set of related search queries are navigational search queries. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising generating a filtered set of related search queries based upon the determination of which are navigational search queries. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 determining a URL corresponding to the at least one navigational search query; and   presenting at least a portion of the filtered set of related search queries and corresponding URLs in association with the at least one navigational search query and corresponding URL.   
   
   
       16 . One or more computer-storage media with computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of identifying navigational search queries and presenting related search queries and/or corresponding URLs in association with URLs corresponding to the navigational search queries, the method comprising:
 receiving a search query;   receiving at least one query log;   identifying a number of instances that, in response to a particular search query of the plurality of search queries, a particular corresponding URL was selected without a subsequent selection of a different URL from the search results;   determining a number of instances that any URL was selected in response to the particular search query;   generating a comparison value by comparing the number of instances that the particular corresponding URL was selected without a subsequent selection of a different URL to the number of instances that any URL was selected in response to the particular search query;   determining the particular search query is a navigational search query based upon the comparison value;   identifying within the at least one query log a set of related search queries and corresponding URLs;   determining which search queries in the set of related search queries and corresponding URLs are navigational search queries and generating a filtered set of related search queries based upon the determination; and   presenting at least a portion of the set of related search queries and corresponding URLs in association with the navigational search query and corresponding URL.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the query log includes a plurality of search queries and corresponding URLs selected from search results generated for the search queries. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the identifying a set of related search queries and corresponding URLs comprises:
 analyzing the at least one query log to determine other search queries issued by a user within a predetermined time frame relative to receipt of the navigational search query from the same user; and classifying the other search queries issued within the predetermined time frame as related search queries.   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein determining the particular search query is a navigational search query comprises calculating a ratio of the number of instances that the particular corresponding URL was selected in response to the particular search query without selection of a different URL from the search results to the number of instances that any URL was selected in response to the particular search query. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the particular search query is determined to be a navigational search query when the ratio meets or exceeds a predefined value.